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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 191 (search)
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199.-capture of Gillmore's guerrillas.
Martinsburgh, October 17, 1863.
After the excitement incident to the anticipated Imbodenish raid had partially subsided here, our vigilant citizen scout reported at headquarters information in reference to the movements and whereabouts of Major Gillmore's predatory rebel band, to villainy and to vandalism consecrate.
It appears this eminent and worthy bushwhacker had conceived a plan to destroy, on a moonless night, October fifteenth, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge across Back Creek, and also to tear up generally the bridges and culverts above that point.
With this intention Gillmore left his temporary encampments near a distillery, in the vicinity of Strasburgh, with his adventurous knights of the order of rum-punch, consisting of about forty men, including two Captains and one Lieutenant.
He followed in his line of march the narrow valley west of the North Mountain range, through which peacefully meanders the clear